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Behn's Big-eared Bat
Glyphonycteris behnii
Behn's bat or Behn's big-eared bat (Glyphonycteris behnii) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae found in Brazil and Peru. It is known only from six specimens so it is considered rare and feeds on insects and small fruits. It is threatened by cerrado habitat loss for agriculture.
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Description
Its forearm length is 44–50 mm (1.7–2.0 in). The lancet of its nose-leaf is about 1.5 times longer than it is wide.
Range & habitat
Behn's bat is native to South America, where it is found in Brazil and Peru. In Brazil, it is found in the Cerrado.
Wikipedia: “Range and habitat”
What it does
Based on the diets of closely related species, Behn's bat is likely omnivorous, consuming insects and small fruits.
Wikipedia: “Biology and ecology”
In human culture
Behn's bat was described in 1865 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. Peters placed it in the now-defunct genus Schizostoma with a scientific name of Schizostoma behnii. The holotype was collected in Cuiabá, Brazil. In 1898, Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. reclassified it, placing it in the genus Micronycteris. In 1906, Knud Andersen placed it in Glyphonycteris but spelled the species name as behni. The eponym for the species name "behnii" is German zoologist Wilhelm Friedrich Georg Behn.
Wikipedia: “Taxonomy and etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 74384.